We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

I don’t think we are going to become extinct. We are very clever and very resourceful.

A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.

Above all things, respect yourself.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

I love those who can smile in trouble...

No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.

A man can't soar too high, when he flies with his own wings.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.